$~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010375702026 + BAIL APPLN. 3317/2026 & CRL.M.A. 24816/2026, CRL.M.A. 24817/2026, CRL.M.A. 24818/2026, CRL.M.A. 24819/2026 RAJU PRAJAPATI .....Petitioner Through: versus STATE OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 14.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. This is the petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’) seeking grant of anticipatory bail filed by the petitioner in E-FIR No.80053466/2026 registered under Section 305 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNS’) registered at Police Station Dabri, Delhi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is not an iota of evidence against the petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner had come to Delhi only for a period of two months to join a Bone Setting Therapy Course and was residing in the house of the complainant, which is a four-storeyed house. The petitioner was residing on the third floor, while there were other tenants on the ground and first floors as well. It is further submitted that the petitioner and the co-accused were sharing the same room and they have been implicated. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/08/2026 at 11:17:09 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that as the petitioner was not well, he left for his home in Chhattisgarh. It is submitted that the co- accused did not leave on his own but was apprehended by the complainant and was taken to the police station, where he was told to go by the police personnel. 5. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner once joined the investigation also when he was called by the previous Investigating Officer but subsequently, the previous Investigating Officer asked him to go stating that they will call him whenever required. 6. Per contra learned APP for the State, as well as the complainant, who is present in the Court, submits that, petitioner along with co-accused, used to commit theft from their house when his wife used to go to school to pick up their child and he used to go to his office. 7. Learned APP further submits that the complainant even apprehended the co-accused along with certain stolen articles but the co-accused was let go free by the police officials and due to this they got registered an E-FIR. Subsequently, investigation was entrusted to the present Investigating Officer, who issued the notice to the petitioner who till date has not joined the investigation. 8. I have heard the parties and perused material on record. 9. Though, no doubt, the amount is very small, but at the same time the complainant is a poor person. 10. The complainant has, very confidently taken the name of the petitioner and the co-accused, from whom some articles have also been recovered and thereafter only the co-accused was taken to the police station. 11. In such circumstances, the Court is not inclined to exercise its This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/08/2026 at 11:17:09 discretionary power and grant anticipatory bail to the present petitioner. 12. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. 13. Pending application(s), if any, stand(s) dismissed. 14. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 14, 2026/JYH/sd This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/08/2026 at 11:17:09